That's been the question of the week in West Hollywood, where some 20 people, wearing masks of longtime City Council members John Heilman and Abbe Land, and holding placards that read such things as "25 years is enough" (a reference to Heilman's reign over West Hollywood politics) and "No one voted for Lindsey" (a reference to the political appointment, rather than the democratic election, of Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath), stood up in silent protest during a City Council meeting at the West Hollywood Auditorium on Monday night.

Heilman was taking an oath to be the new mayor at the time of the defiant silence, and the protesters clearly thought he and Land needed to be voted out of office.

But few people in the eerily quiet auditorium knew who organized the highly-theatrical demonstration ... until now.

In an email to L.A. Weekly, West Hollywood residents Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette, a gay couple who made national headlines for hanging a Sarah Palin mannequin from their roof, are taking full responsibility for, what they term, an "art attack." "We had about 20 protesters," writes Aviles, "consisting of residents

and friends of West Hollywood, who are fed up with the state of the city."

Aviles continues, "The 'art attack' was to protest specific council members: John Heilman, Abbe Land, and Lindsey Horvath; not because

who they are as people, but rather what their politics are as a whole. Having one who has been in office for over 25 years, another one who

is (real estate) development hungry, and one who was never elected, (it) stirs up a lot

McDonald has won the "Journalist of the Year" award from the Los Angeles Press Club and the prestigious "Public Service" award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. He has dedicated his career to giving voice to the voiceless.